McNeill promoted to Billing Specialisthttp://www.med.unc.edu/radonc/news/mcneill-promoted-to-billing-specialist
She "follows the money" to make sure patients are billed correctly and that our department is kept compliant.Congratulations to Melanie McNeill on her promotion to RadOnc Billing Specialist. In this new role Melanie will be managing the charge exports as well as troubleshooting billing claims issues raised by hospital coding, patient accounts, and the charge data master. Melanie will also keep abreast of relevant changes in reimbursement guidelines to help keep our department compliant.]]>No publisherclinical-servicetreatment2010/04/19 15:45:00 GMT-4News ItemHuck receives AOCNP certificationhttp://www.med.unc.edu/radonc/news/huck-passes-aocnp-boards
Kim Huck, R.N., Nurse Practitioner in the Radiation Oncology Clinic, has fulfilled the requirements by the Board of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation to be entitled to be known as an “Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner” (AOCNP).]]>No publisherAnnouncementclinical-servicetreatment2010/04/19 15:45:00 GMT-4News ItemHigginson paper: SBRT innovationshttp://www.med.unc.edu/radonc/news/higginson-paper-sbrt-innovations
Paper publishedDaniel S. Higginson, M.D., David E. Morris, M.D., Ellen L. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., Mahesh A. Varia, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, and Daniel Clarke-Pearson, M.D., Chair of the Department of OB-GYN, have had their paper, “Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT): Technological innovation and application in gynecologic oncology” published online in Gynecologic Oncology. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.042)]]>No publisherimage-guided-RTAnnouncementtreatment2010/04/19 15:45:00 GMT-4News ItemAlston promoted to CyberKnife Coordinatorhttp://www.med.unc.edu/radonc/news/green-promoted-to-cyberknife-coordinator
Tonia Alston accepts coordinator position effective September 4, 2012.Tonia Alston recently accepted the position of CyberKnife Coordinator, replacing the departing Virginia Green. As coordinator, Tonia provides cross-departmental support for each patient's appointments, records and billing, as well as tracks ongoing CyberKnife treatments. She also facilitates communication at the weekly brain tumor board. (Some may already know Tonia, as she served previously as Radiation Oncology's financial counselor.)